Splash Mountain, a log flume attraction, officially opens to the public in Disneyland. The ride presents scenes taken from the animated segments of the 1946 feature Song of the South.

1944:

Mouseketeer Bonnie Lynn Fields - who joined Mickey Mouse Club for the

1957-1958 season - is born in Waterboro, South Carolina.

2004:

The Walt Disney Family Foundation and the Carolwood Pacific Historical Society celebrate the 5th anniversary of Walt Disney's Barn in Griffith Park, Los Angeles. (In July 1999 the barn, which was the centerpiece of Walt's miniature backyard railroad, was relocated from the family's Holmby Hills property to Griffith Park. Since that time more than 10,000 Disney fans have visited the barn!)

1910:

Musician Charles LaVere, the man who wrote the Golden Horseshoe Revue music, is born Charles LaVere Johnson in Salina, Kansas. A jazz pianist, saxophonist, trombonist, cornetist, accordionist, singer, arranger and composer, he sang in the 'Golden Horseshoe Revue' at Disneyland until 1960.

1913:

Marvin Miller, the narrator of Disney's 1959 classic Sleeping Beauty, is born in St. Louis, Missouri. Possessing a deep, baritone voice, fans of the sci-fi feature Forbidden Planet will know Miller as the voice of Robby the Robot.

Legendary funnyman Red Skelton is born in Vincennes, Indiana. Best known as a top radio and television star from 1937 to 1971, he appeared on the 1976 TV special Monsanto Night Presents Walt Disney's America on Parade.

Davy Crockett and the River Pirates, an adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions, is released to theaters. An edited compilation of the last two episodes of Disney's Davy Crockett television miniseries (Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race and Davy Crockett and the River Pirates), it stars

Fess Parker as Davy Crockett and Buddy Ebsen as George "Georgie" Russell.

1967:

Actor Vin Diesel, the star of Disney's 2005 comedy The Pacifier, is born in New York City.

He supplies the voice and motion capture for the humanoid Groot in the 2014 superhero film Guardians of the

The first children to enter the park are cousins Michael Schwartner, age 7, and Kristine Vess, 5. Walt Disney himself poses for a photo with the

lucky two (who will both receive lifetime passes).

The park stays open until 10 p.m. and is visited on this day by some 50,000 people. Puffin Bakery also opens for business on Main Street.

The Los Angeles Times announces the opening of Disneyland when it runs "Dream Realized ... Disneyland Opens," a full page article (with photos) in its Part 2 section.

Also visiting this day is a young boy named Ron Schneider and his family. (Ron's father had done some of the air conditioning work on one of the buildings.) Ron will go on to work at Disneyland and later become Epcot's original Dreamfinder at Walt Disney World!

A young Californian named Tom Nabbe pays to get into Disneyland. (The day before he and his mom had entered the park as guests of entertainer Danny Thomas). This will be the first, last and only time young Tom will ever pay admission! The following day he will begin working at Disneyland.

Dave MacPherson, a 22-year-old college student from Long Beach, is the first paying guest into the new park (he has waited on line all night to purchase the first ticket). MacPherson will win lifetime passes (good for any three persons and himself) to the Anaheim park (and eventually the Florida and France theme parks as well).

1962:

Actor Lee Arenberg, known for his role of Pintel in both Disney features Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, is born in Palo Alto, California.

1952:

Uncle Donald's Ants, a Disney short directed by Jack Hannah, is released by RKO.

In this cartoon, ants follow Donald Duck home by following a leaky sugar bag and eventually begin to take over

is sleeping with his employer, he strikes up a partnership with an incompetent thief (Lawrence) and develops a robbery-revenge scheme. The cast also includes Michael McKean, Kelly Preston, and Rebecca Gayheart.

1966:

Actress and voice actress Lori Alan is born in Potomac, Maryland. She has has done voices in such feature films as Monsters University, Toy Story 3, WALL·E, Inside Out, and Toy Story 4. (She is best known for her role of Pearl Krabs on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.)